ApplicationExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile Method

Writes a PartAtom XML from the contents of a family file.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)

Syntax

public void ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile(
	string familyFilePath,
	string xmlFilePath
)

Public Sub ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile ( 
	familyFilePath As String,
	xmlFilePath As String
)

public:
void ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile(
	String^ familyFilePath, 
	String^ xmlFilePath
)

member ExtractPartAtomFromFamilyFile : 
        familyFilePath : string * 
        xmlFilePath : string -> unit

Parameters

familyFilePath String: The family file to be processed.
xmlFilePath String: The xml file to be saved.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	If 'familyFilePath' or 'xmlFilePath' is or an empty string or if the family file doesn't exist on disk.

Remarks

If there is a TXT type catalog next to the family file (a TXT file with the same name as the RFA file), the function will read it as well and process its contents into PartAtom. To extract a PartAtom XML from a family loaded into a document in session, use Family.ExtractPartAtom().

Reference

Application Class

Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices Namespace